Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
14:31:16
Tuesday August 18, 2020
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B1049 became the first Falcon 9 first stage to fly for a sixth time. Ms. Tree successfully caught one fairing half.
SpaceX launched a batch of Starlink satellites for their high-speed low earth orbit internet constellation.
Low Earth Orbit
58 Payloads
15,080 kilograms
SkySat are commercial Earth observation satellites by Skybox Imaging, licensed to collect high-resolution panchromatic and multispectral images of the earth. The satellites operate in a polar inclined, circular orbit at approximately 450 km above the earth.
Low Earth Orbit
3 Payloads
360 kilograms
Agency
SpaceXPrice
$69.75 million
Rocket
Diameter: 3.7m
Height: 70m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 22,800 kg
GTO: 8,300 kg
Liftoff Thrust
7,607 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 5.2m
Height: 13m
Stages
2
92nd
Mission
14th
Mission of 2020
100th
Mission
14th
Mission of 2020
63rd
Orbital launch attempt